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(Main)Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Existing lifts - Part 82: Rules for the improvement of the accessibility of existing lifts for persons including persons with disability
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Existing lifts - Part 82: Rules for the improvement of the accessibility of existing lifts for persons including persons with disability
This document provides rules on how to apply EN 81-20:2020 and EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022 to existing lifts to improve their accessibility and usability for persons including persons with disability. It is detailing the general requirement for accessibility as referred to in EN 81-80:2019, Annex A, Table A.1, No. 1.1.
NOTE EN 81-70:2018 referenced in EN 81 80:2019 has been replaced by EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022.
This document applies to permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods.
This document does not cover lifts with destination control system.
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Bestehende Aufzüge - Teil 82: Regeln für die Erhöhung der Zugänglichkeit von bestehenden Aufzügen für Personen einschließlich Personen mit Behinderungen
Das vorliegende Dokument stellt Regeln zur Verfügung, wie EN 81-20:2020 und EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022 auf bestehende Aufzüge angewendet werden kann, um deren Zugänglichkeit und Nutzbarkeit für Personen, einschließlich Personen mit Behinderungen, zu verbessern. Es legt die allgemeinen Anforderungen an die Zugänglichkeit, wie in EN 81-80:2019, Anhang A, Tabelle A.1, Nr. 1.1 dargelegt, genau fest.
ANMERKUNG EN 81-70:2018, auf die in EN 81 80:2019 verwiesen wird, wurde durch EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022 ersetzt.
Das vorliegende Dokument gilt für dauerhaft eingebaute Aufzüge, die definierte Haltestellen bedienen, über einen für die Beförderung von Personen oder Personen und Lasten ausgelegten Fahrkorb verfügen.
Dieses Dokument umfasst keine Aufzüge mit Zielwahlsteuerung.
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Ascenseurs existants - Partie 82 : Règles pour l'amélioration de l'accessibilité aux ascenseurs existants pour toutes les personnes, y compris les personnes avec handicap
Le présent document fournit des règles sur la façon d'appliquer l'EN 81-20:2020 et l'EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022 aux ascenseurs existants afin d'en améliorer l'accessibilité et l'utilisation pour les personnes, y compris les personnes handicapées. Il détaille l'exigence générale d'accessibilité telle que spécifiée dans l'EN 81-80:2019, Annexe A, Tableau A.1, N° 1.1.
NOTE l'EN 81-70:2018 citée dans l'EN 81-80:2019 a été remplacée par l'EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022.
Le présent document s'applique aux ascenseurs installés de façon permanente et desservant des paliers définis, munis d'une cabine adaptée au transport de personnes ou de personnes et de marchandises.
Le présent document ne couvre pas les ascenseurs munis de dispositifs de commande par destination conformes.
Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Obstoječa dvigala - 82. del: Izboljšanje dostopnosti obstoječih dvigal osebam, vključno invalidom
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-julij-2023
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 81-82:2013
Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Obstoječa dvigala -
82. del: Izboljšanje dostopnosti obstoječih dvigal osebam, vključno invalidom
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Existing lifts - Part 82: Rules for
the improvement of the accessibility of existing lifts for persons including persons with
disability
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Bestehende
Aufzüge - Teil 82: Regeln für die Erhöhung der Zugänglichkeit von bestehenden
Aufzügen für Personen einschließlich Personen mit Behinderungen
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Ascenseurs
existants - Partie 82 : Règles pour l'amélioration de l'accessibilité aux ascenseurs
existants pour toutes les personnes, y compris les personnes avec handicap
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 81-82
ICS:
91.140.90 Dvigala. Tekoče stopnice Lifts. Escalators
oSIST prEN 81-82:2023 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 81-82
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2023
ICS 91.140.90 Will supersede EN 81-82:2013
English Version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts -
Existing lifts - Part 82: Rules for the improvement of the
accessibility of existing lifts for persons including persons
with disability
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau
des élévateurs - Ascenseurs existants - Partie 82: von Aufzügen - Bestehende Aufzüge - Teil 82: Regeln
Règles pour l'amélioration de l'accessibilité aux für die Erhöhung der Zugänglichkeit von bestehenden
ascenseurs existants pour toutes les personnes, y Aufzügen für Personen einschließlich Personen mit
compris les personnes avec handicap Behinderungen
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 10.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
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Contents Page
European foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 List of significant hazards .5
5 Methodology for improving the accessibility of existing lifts .5
5.1 General .5
5.2 Identification of accessibility barriers .6
5.3 Evaluation of effectiveness of measures .6
5.4 Use of the accessibility checklist together with the effectiveness ranking . 19
6 Verification of improvement measures . 19
7 Information for use . 19
Annex A (normative) Accessibility check list for existing lifts. 20
Bibliography . 33
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European foreword
This document (prEN 81-82:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 10 “Lifts,
escalators and moving walks”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
The document will supersede EN 81-82:2013.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below:
a) the methodology for the identification of accessibility barriers (previous Subclause A.1), the
evaluation of the effectiveness of measures (previous Table A.1) and guidance for the use of the
accessibility checklist (previous Subclause A.2) have been moved to Clause 5.3 respectively 5.4;
b) all technical requirements for protective measures have been incorporated in the checklist in the
normative Annex A which combines now the previous Subclause 5 and the previous checklist in
Annex B, Table B.2; this combination prevents duplication of technical requirements in the document
and allows simplification of its use;
c) all references to protective measures have been updated to EN 81-20:2020 and
EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022.
This document is part of the EN 81 series of standards. The structure of the EN 81 series is described in
CEN/TR 81-10:2008.
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Introduction
0.1 General
This document is a type-C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in the case of machinery intended for use by consumers)
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting
process of this document.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events are
covered are indicated in the Scope of this document.
When requirements of this type-C standard are different from those which are stated in type-A or type-B
standards, the requirements of this type-C standard take precedence over the requirements of the other
standards for machines that have been designed and built according to the requirements of this type-C
standard.
0.2 General Remarks
This document was developed to establish a methodology to specify at national level procedures for
improving the accessibility of existing lifts. Existing lifts were installed to the state of the art appropriate
at that time. This level is less than today’s state of the art, and in many applications, accessibility has not
been considered or only a few features addressing specific disabilities have been installed.
In order to support this aim, this document is intended to help owners, authorities and lift
designers/manufacturers to find practical solutions and ways of applying EN 81-20:2020 and
EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022 to existing lifts to improve accessibility and usability for persons including
persons with disabilities. Where, due to practical reasons, these standards cannot be fully applied, this
document provides alternative proposals.
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1 Scope
This document provides rules on how to apply EN 81-20:2020 and EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022 to existing
lifts to improve their accessibility and usability for persons including persons with disability. It is
detailing the general requirement for accessibility as referred to in EN 81-80:2019, Annex A, Table A.1,
No. 1.1.
NOTE EN 81-70:2018 referenced in EN 81-80:2019 has been replaced by EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022.
This document applies to permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels, having a car designed
for the transportation of persons or persons and goods.
This document does not cover lifts with destination control system.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 81-20:2020, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons
and goods - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger lifts
EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications
for passenger and goods passenger lift - Part 70: Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with
disability
EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction
(ISO 12100:2010)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100:2010, EN 81-20:2020
and EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
4 List of significant hazards
EN 81-20:2020, Clause 4 (partly for accessibility issues) and EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022, Clause 4 applies.
5 Methodology for improving the accessibility of existing lifts
5.1 General
All technical solutions for upgrading the accessibility of existing lifts shall be aligned as much as possible
to the state-of-the-art solutions applicable for new lifts. The requirements and/or protective measures
documented in today's state-of-the-art standards for new lifts shall not be considered as the only possible
solution. Alternatives are permitted, provided they lead to an equivalent level of accessibility. Although
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immediate upgrading of all existing lifts would be preferable from the accessibility point of view, this can
be not possible in a short period of time due to technical and economic reasons.
This document does not provide legally binding requirements for measures to be carried out or for the
period of time for such measures. Such obligations for existing lifts are subject to national legislation. The
procedures described in this clause are intended to assist in setting up national regulations and/or
providing a systematic approach to the lift owners for improving the accessibility of existing lifts by
showing:
— how to identify hazards;
— how to evaluate the existing hazardous situations; and
— how to classify priority levels which apply to the relevant hazards and risk reduction measures.
Before upgrading a lift by one or several of the appropriate measures, the consequences to other parts of
the lift shall be considered. This can lead to further modifications to align the interfaces and to prevent
lowering the safety or accessibility in other areas of the lift.
After the upgrading of a lift by one or several of the appropriate measures the remaining hazardous
situations should be documented and recorded for future upgrades and general awareness to manage
any residual barrier.
In a periodic scheme or whenever the use of the lift has changed, a new audit should be carried out in
order to check whether the previous assessment needs to be updated.
5.2 Identification of accessibility barriers
Annex A contains a checklist which shall be used for identification of the barriers preventing or restricting
accessibility relevant for an individual lift and for determination of appropriate measures. The checklist
can be used in the course of any periodical survey or special examination on a given installation, but only
technically competent and persons familiar with accessibility issues should be allowed to carry out these
examinations. This can be subject to national regulations.
5.3 Evaluation of effectiveness of measures
It is recognized that whilst the ideal situation is to apply all the accessibility requirements of
EN 81-20:2020 and EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022, it is not always reasonably practical to do so. In deciding
the best course of action to remove the physical barriers facing disabled persons when accessing and
using lifts, many factors need to be considered.
For example, the size of the lift well will dictate what size of lift can be installed and if it is large enough
to accept wheelchairs. However, this should not prevent owners from carrying out other improvements
in order to provide benefits to those persons who do not use wheelchairs but might otherwise struggle
to use the lift, such as those with reduced mobility, impaired vision and hearing.
Another example is the need for adding power operated doors to a lift which only has manual doors at
present. This is of high priority to persons in wheelchairs and those of impaired dexterity. However, for
those persons with impaired hearing or impaired speech it can be not as important. What can be seen
however is that fitting a light curtain to lifts which already have power operated doors results in a
significant benefit to all persons since it is reasonably practical with some effectiveness and there is no
reason why it should not be incorporated into accessibility improvements regardless of the anticipated
use of the lift.
The above examples show that, when making decisions on the amount and kind of improvements to be
undertaken, this needs to be related to the typical use of the lift, the existing environment and the
likelihood of persons with different types of disability wishing to use the lift.
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Combining the type of disability with the effectiveness of improvements enables the introduction of a
quantification of added value to all persons, including persons with disability, using the lift. The
effectiveness levels used are:
— some benefit to all;
— benefit;
— important;
— vital.
This quantification is used in Table 1 (accessibility matrix) to demonstrate the effectiveness of the
different improvements in relation to the types of disabilities (see EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022, Table A.1).
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Table 1 — Effectiveness ranking
Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
Entrances – Door
1
openings
Car and landing doors are
1.1 power operated 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 2
horizontally sliding doors
1.2 Minimum door opening 4 3 3 2 3 1 1 1
Adjustable/sufficient door
1.3 4 4 4 3 4 1 1 2
dwell time
Re-opening device without
1.4 4 4 4 2 4 1 1 1
physical contact
Stopping and levelling
1.5 4 3 2 2 4 1 1 1
accuracy
Car dimensions and
2
equipment in the car
2.1 Car dimensions 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Handrail interrupted in
2.2 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1
front of car operating panel
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
2.3 Handrail dimensions 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Height of handrail above
2.4 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1
floor
Handrail ends closed and
2.5 turn in towards the car 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
walls
2.6 Handrail on one side wall 1 4 4 2 2 1 1 1
2nd handrail for car types 4
2.7 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
and 5
Tip up seat of correct
2.8 dimensions and support 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1
load
Device to allow persons in
wheelchairs to observe
2.9 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
obstacles behind them in
cars of type 1 or 2
2.10 Slip-resistant car floor 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
3 Landing control devices
Area of active part (for
3.1 extra large buttons see 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 2
3.17)
Dimension of active part
3.2 (for extra large buttons see 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 2
3.17)
Identification of active
3.3 2 2 2 2 4 1 1 2
parts
3.4 Identification of face plate 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
3.5 Operating force 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1
3.6 Operating feedback 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3
3.7 Registration feedback 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 3
Position of symbol (for
3.8 extra large buttons see 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
3.18)
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
Symbol dimensions (for
3.9 extra large buttons see 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
3.18)
3.10 Symbol contrast 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
3.11 Symbol relief 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
3.12 Distance between buttons 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2
Min./max. height to
3.13 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 2
buttons
3.14 Vertical arrangement 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3
3.15 Min. lateral distance 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
3.16 Symbols on buttons 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Dimension of active part of
3.17 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
extra large buttons
Height and position of
3.18 symbols on extra large 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
buttons
Provision and marking of
3.19 4 4 4 3 4 1 1 1
accessibility button for
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
temporary activation of
performance parameters
Control devices fitted
3.20 adjacent to the landing 3 3 3 2 4 2 2 3
doors for a single lift
At least one set of control
3.21 device for each wall with 3 3 3 2 4 2 2 3
landing doors
Car control devices (for
4
keypads see 4.23 to 4.31)
Area of active part (for
4.1 extra large buttons see 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 2
4.32)
Dimension of active part
4.2 (for extra large buttons see 2 2 3 4 3 1 1 2
4.32)
Identification of active
4.3 2 2 2 2 4 1 1 2
parts
4.4 Identification of face plate 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
4.5 Operating force 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
4.6 Operating feedback 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3
4.7 Registration feedback 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 3
4.8 Button for exit floor 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3
Position of symbol (for
4.9 extra large buttons see 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
4.33)
4.10 Symbol contrast 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
Symbol height (for extra
4.11 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
large buttons see 4.33)
4.12 Symbol relief 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
Distance between active
4.13 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 2
parts
Distance between group of
4.14 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3
buttons
Min./max. height to
4.15 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 2
buttons
Min. lateral distance to car
4.16 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1
walls
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
Floor selection buttons
4.17 placed above the alarm and 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3
door buttons
Floor selection buttons
arranged in correct order
4.18 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3
from left to right and
bottom to top
Floor selection buttons
4.19 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
identified by symbols
Alarm button identified by
4.20 a yellow bell shaped 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
symbol
Door open button fitted
4.21 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
and identified by ⊲I⊳
Door close button, where
4.22 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
provided, identified by ⊳I⊲
4.23 Keypad arrangement 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2
Keypad buttons complying
with items 4.1 to 4.17
4.24 See relevant items
excluding items 4.8, 4.9,
4.11 and 4.13
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
4.25 Width and height of keypad 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2
4.26 Distance between buttons 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Position of numbers on
4.27 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3
buttons
4.28 Numbers not in relief 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Star symbol on exit button
4.29 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
in relief
4.30 Minus symbol in relief 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
Tactile dot on button # 5 in
4.31 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
relief
Dimension of active part of
4.32 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
extra large buttons
Height and position of
4.33 symbols on extra large 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
buttons
Tilted arrangement of
4.34 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
panel for extra large
buttons
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
Maximum height of extra
4.35 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
large buttons above floor
Arrangement of extra large
4.36 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
buttons on tilted panel
Distance between extra
large floor selection
4.37 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
buttons and alarm/door
buttons
Arrangement of car
4.38 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
operating panel
5 Landing signals
5.1 Design of direction signals 4 3 3 1 3 4 1 3
Arrangement of indicator
5.2 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 2
arrows
Viewing angle of indicator
5.3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
arrows
5.4 Height of arrows 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
Direction arrows visible in
5.5 the car from the landing in 2 2 2 2 1 4 3 3
case of a single lift
Type and noise level of
audible signal fitted to
5.6 3 3 3 1 4 1 1 3
accompany the lighting of
the arrows
Noise level of audible signal
5.7 to indicate opening of 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 2
doors
6 Car signals
Location of position
6.1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3
indicator
Height of position indicator
6.2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
from car floor
Height of position
6.3 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
indicators numbers
Voice signal for car position
6.4 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2
when stopping at a landing
Noise level of voice
6.5 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2
announcement
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Types of disabilities covered
Impaired Impaired
Nr. Items to be checked
mobility, mobility, Impaired
Impaired Impaired Impaired Impaired Learning
wheelchair, walking endurance,
dexterity vision hearing speech difficulty
walking frame stick and equilibrium
and rollator crutches
Yellow and green
illuminated graphical
6.6 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 3
symbol on visible signal of
alarm system
Noise level of audible signal
6.7 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1
of alarm system
Design and marking of
6.8 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1
optional induction loop
Key for effectiveness level
1 some benefit to all
2 benefit
3 important
4 vital
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5.4 Use of the accessibility checklist together with the effectiveness ranking
The auditing process using the checklist in Annex A together with the effectiveness ranking can be carried
out as a four stage process as follows:
a) clarification of the typical use of the lift, the existing environment and the likelihood of persons with
different types of disability wishing to use the lift;
b) identification of the existing accessibility barriers (result of checklist);
c) evaluation of the possibility in adapting the lift to remove those barriers (result of checklist);
d) consideration of the effectiveness related to each improvement, giving the possibility to select and
prioritize on the type of improvement and type of disability covered by those improvements.
6 Verification of improvement measures
Before putting a lift back into service after modifications, the measures shall be verified in accordance
with EN 81-20:2020, Clause 6 and EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022, Clause 6.
7 Information for use
Relevant documentation shall be provided for those components which are changed and complemented
according to Annex A of this document.
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Annex A
(normative)
Accessibility check list for existing lifts
The accessibility checklist in this annex (see Table A.1) shall be used as a tool to identify the barriers
preventing or restricting accessibility on an existing lift and to determine which type of protective
measure(s) according to today’s state-of-the-art standards are applicable.
Alternative protective measures may be chosen, provided they lead to an equivalent level of accessibility.
A risk and accessibility assessment shall be made on a case by case basis for additional barriers not
covered in this document.
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Table A.1 — Accessibility checklist for existing lifts
No. Items to be checked for Requirement Protective measures Possible Remarks
compliance with EN 81-20:2020 fulfilled measures to Disabilities
(risk reduction measures)
and EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022
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